Gordon Lord Byron, the second choice in a field of eleven, took over the lead in the Longchamp homestretch and dug deep to win the group I Qatar Prix de la Foret by 1 1/2 lengths.
Ridden to victory by William Buick, Gordon Lord Byron raced fairly close to the early pace for much of the race, a couple of lengths behind pace-setting Lethal Force. Penitent was also close to the pace.
Inside the final four hundred meters, Penitent moved up to take command of the lead, but Gordon Lord Byron soon moved up to challenge, and after a brief duel, moved away to win in game fashion while stopping the clock for seven furlongs in 1:25.17 seconds.
Kendam rallied to finish a neck behind Penitent in third, while three lengths clear of Pintura. Mashoora, Blue Soave, Nice Association, Zantenda, Sommerabend, Lethal Force, and Starspangledbanner completed the order of finish.
The winner is a four-year-old gelded son of Byron out of Boa Estrela, by Intikhab. Trained by Tom Hogan and owned by Morgan J. Cahalan and Adolf Schneider, Gordon Lord Byron has compiled a record of 6-6-4 from 22 starts.
-Keelerman
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Sunday, October 07, 2012
Friday, October 05, 2012
Prix de la Foret Entries: Starspangledbanner tries to regain old glory
Multiple group I winner and champion sprinter Starspangledbanner will attempt to find his way back to the winner's circle for the first time in over two years when he runs in the Qatar Prix de la Foret on Sunday at Longchamp.
The six-year-old son of Choisir won a pair of group I races in England during the summer of 2010, claiming both the Diamond Jubilee Stakes and the July Cup in impressive fashion. But as things turned out, those remain his most recently victories, for after disappointing in two additional starts during 2010, he did not race during 2011. This year, he has started twice, finishing unplaced in the Patrick O'Leary Memorial Phoenix Sprint (Ire-III) and second in the Newbridge 200 Renaissance Stakes (Ire-III). A victory in the Foret would be a truly amazing accomplishment.
Post Positions:
1 Zantenda
2 Sommerabend
3 Starspangledbanner
4 Blue Soave
5 Mashoora
6 Pintura
7 Gordon Lord Byron
8 American Devil
9 Nice Association
10 Penitent
11 Kendam
12 Lethal Force
-Keelerman
The six-year-old son of Choisir won a pair of group I races in England during the summer of 2010, claiming both the Diamond Jubilee Stakes and the July Cup in impressive fashion. But as things turned out, those remain his most recently victories, for after disappointing in two additional starts during 2010, he did not race during 2011. This year, he has started twice, finishing unplaced in the Patrick O'Leary Memorial Phoenix Sprint (Ire-III) and second in the Newbridge 200 Renaissance Stakes (Ire-III). A victory in the Foret would be a truly amazing accomplishment.
Post Positions:
1 Zantenda
2 Sommerabend
3 Starspangledbanner
4 Blue Soave
5 Mashoora
6 Pintura
7 Gordon Lord Byron
8 American Devil
9 Nice Association
10 Penitent
11 Kendam
12 Lethal Force
-Keelerman
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